Patent · US Expired

Shellfish traps

US4486973A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 2, 1982
Grant dateDec 11, 1984
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 2, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01K69/08
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to improvements in shellfish traps. According to the invention, the trap consists of a bottom 1 weighted with concrete blocks 19 onto which is fastened a cage 2 provided with a truncated entrance opening 7. Means 8 are provided on the bottom and cooperate with opening 7 to facilitate the stacking of traps one upon the other. The invention is applied particularly to shellfish fishing.

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